Pandemic Treaty

WHO has suggested a 'Pandemic Treaty.' It involves global cooperation for a sustainable and flexible funding.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/whos-tedros-says-time-has-come-for-pandemic-treaty/articleshow/83116936.

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6 Trade War Battles of USA-China

The PIIE (Peterson Institute for International Economics) listed the timeline for 6 different trade war battles between USA and China. The Jury is still out in same cases. 

https://www.piie.com/sites/default/files/documents/trump-trade-war-timeline.pdf

Image credit - Everstream Analytics

Image credit - Global Trade Magazine

Creating A Graphical Abstract

3 ways to create a graphical abstract for your paper in the link below. The video is around 11 minutes.

https://www.annaclemens.com/blog/make-graphical-abstract-paper

The BTS Meal Tour

The latest craze for the K-Pop Idol music fan. Top-up with their latest 4 BillBoard Music Awards 2021. What is their secret to success?  Hard work.

Check-out their latest choreography MV with the new song release "Butter."

https://my.asiatatler.com/dining/bts-mcdonalds-collaboration

Image credit: Tatler Malaysia - courtesy of McDonald's

Taxing Digital Economy

Excerpt:

"Now that digital commerce accounts for more than a third of its economy, China is looking for ways to more effectively tax domestic e-commerce titans like Alibaba, Tencent and Didi Chuxing.

It's a huge and growing target for filling government coffers. In 2019, the nation's digital economy generated 35.8 trillion yuan ($5.52 trillion) of revenue, accounting for 36% of China's GDP, according to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. The digital economy has expanded much faster than the rest of the economy over the past decade."

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Caixin/Why-China-plans-to-tax-the-booming-digital-economy

Digital Tax Around the World - Image Credit: Quaderno

Pelayaran Panglima Awang aka Enrique de Malacca

Know your History. A Good reminder from Emeritus Professor Dato Dr. Wan Hashim Wan Teh in Tinta Minda, BERNAMA (Malay Article).

https://www.bernama.com/bm/tintaminda/news.php?id=1957275#abc

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Cognitive Liberty and Governance

It is Elon Musk again and his neuralink's brain implant. Read the link below from the OECD's Innovation Blog.

https://oecd-innovation-blog.com/2020/09/23/brain-computer-neurotechnology-artificial-intelligence-ai-elon-musk/

Image credit: OECD Innovation Blog